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Football Faces Week 8 Matchup With Syracuse On Homecoming

Football Faces Week 8 Matchup With Syracuse On HomecomingFootball Faces Week 8 Matchup With Syracuse On Homecoming

Oct. 27, 2010

GAME 8: Cincinnati (3-4, 1-1 BIG EAST) vs. SYRACUSE (5-2, 2-1 BIG EAST)

SATURDAY, OCT. 30, 2010 - Noon (ET) - CINCINNATI, OHIO - NIPPERT STADIUM (35,000/FIELD TURF) - ESPNU

Cincinnati Game Notes | Roster | Gameday Central | | Live Audio | Homecoming Information

AT A GLANCE
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Television: ESPNU/ESPN3.com
Radio: 700 WLW
Satellite Radio: Sirius 121/XM 141
Live Stats: GoBEARCATS.com
Internet Radio: 700WLW.com
Twitter: @GoBEARCATS_com
Series Record: UC leads 6-4
Last Meeting: 10/31/09 (UC W, 28-7 at SU)
In Cincinnati: UC leads 3-1

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TELEVISION: ESPN
Rob Stone: Play-By-Play
David Pollack: Analyst

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Jim Kelly Jr.: Analyst
Tom Gelehrter: Sideline
Mo Egger: Host/Engineer

Football Faces Week 8 Matchup With Syracuse On Homecoming
The University of Cincinnati football team closes out a brief two-game homestand with a BIG EAST Conference matchup against Syracuse on Homecoming. UC dropped its last game to USF, 38-30, on Friday, Oct. 22, while Syracuse knocked off No. 20 West Virginia, 19-14, and has won three of its last four. The theme of this year's Homecoming is 'Transforming Bearcats Since 1819.' The annual festivities get underway with a parade at 9 a.m. Saturday on Clifton Ave.

THE SERIES
Friday marks the 11th matchup in the series with the Bearcats holding a 6-4 advantage overall against the Orange and a 3-1 edge in Cincinnati. The Bearcats have won five straight games in the series.

THE COACHES
Butch Jones, named the head coach at the University of Cincinnati on Dec. 16, 2009, is in his first season at the helm of the UC program and is 3-4. Jones most recently led Central Michigan University to a pair of Mid-American Conference Championships and three-straight bowl appearances. He holds a 30-17 overall record and a 21-4 mark in league games.

DOUG MARRONE is in his second season at Syracuse with a 9-10 record. He is 0-1 against UC all-time.

A LOOK AHEAD
UC will have its second bye week of the season next week prior to taking on games at West Virginia, against Rutgers, at Connecticut, and a senior day matchup with Pittsburgh to close out the regular season.

STREAKS, STORYLINES, SIDEBARS ...

  • The University of Cincinnati is in its 123rd football season with an all-time record of 550-546-51 (.502).
    Cincinnati (1885) is one of the five oldest programs in college football along with Rutgers (1869), Michigan (1879), Navy (1880), and Minnesota (1883).
  • UC will add some new accessories to the traditional black uniforms Saturday, celebrating Breast Cancer Awareness with a helmet decal, as well as pink wristbands and mouthpieces.
  • UC has seven new starters on defense and four on offense this season. UC has 63 players at sophomore level or below.
  • The Bearcats started eight sophomores on defense at Louisville and vs. USF, making UC the youngest defensive unit among all BCS Conference teams.
  • UC donned new jerseys two weeks ago and will wear the adidas TECHFIT compression jersey for the rest of the season.
  • Over the past four games, UC is averaging 528.3 yards of total offense per game.
  • Junior QB Zach Collaros is day-to-day after suffering a knee injury against USF. Collaros leads the BIG EAST in passing efficiency (159.16/15), total offense (285.4/t-18), total passing yards (1,918/22), and passing yards per game (274.0/15).
  • Kicker Jacob Rogers recently became the school's all-time leader in points scored with 316.
  • Armon Binns (158), Marcus Barnett (174), and DJ Woods (137) all finished the USF game with 100-plus receiving yards, the first time in school history the feat has been achieved.
  • RB Isaiah Pead leads all running backs nationally (with 75 or more carries) with a 7.7 yards per carry average.